#jannette mccurdy

[maddiesbookshelves]

I'm reading what is probably gonna be one of my favourite read of 2023 😳

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Started: 5 decembrie 2022

Finished: 23 decembrie 2022

[booksofdelight]

Barnes and Noble’s Best Books of 2022!

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Barnes and Noble Best Books of 2022 It is hard to believe 2022 is almost coming to an end but unfortunately that is the case. The good news is that we will see a lot of best books of 2022 list and Barnes and Noble got a head start on theirs. Keep reading to find out Barnes and Noble’s best books of 2022! This year saw a lot of authors and celebrities release books and memoirs. As a reader, it…

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Book Review: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jannette McCurdy

Boy, if there was ever a catchy title that makes you want to read a book, it's this one.

What a story! It's almost a bit hard to think of this as a memoir rather than fiction because of the style it was written in. Which, speaking, of I loved it. McCurdy wrote this book in a way that it made her feel like a character rather than a person telling her story. She truly has a gift and a way with words. She tells her story with such fine prose that made me feel all the motions she was. The ups, the downs, I felt them all. And knowing this all really happened is saddening.

This is one of the reasons I'd never want to be famous. I mean, I'd love my work to be famous, but for myself? I don't want the limelight. As McCurdy notes, not only is it not easy, but it can be terrible for one's mental health.

I also hope this book serves as a message to parents. Please don't try to live your life through your kids. It's their life, not yours. Let them become their own person.

As a side note, I hope McCurdy continues to write. She's very good at it. But if she does, I hope she does so because it's what she wants and not what an agent wants. After reading this book, I think she may know herself better. Time will tell if she'll write more books. I just hope she's happy with whatever she plans on doing with her life.

I'm glad McCurdy is finally pursuing her own happiness. She deserves it. If you ever wanted to read an engaging memoir that doesn't read like a history book, this is for you. Her story wasn't easy to read, but I'm glad she shared it.

[rosa-leigh]

I’m Glad My Mom Died

By Jennette McCurdy

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Review:

I’m not going to lie, when the book first came out last year or so, I giggled at the title, even though I knew that child actors typically have a tragic past.

Needless to say, I didn’t expect to see myself crying at 1:30 in the morning most nights while reading this book.

When I was a kid, I looked up to Jennette McCurdy. I wanted to be just like her. I wanted to be on iCarly and be a fourth addition to their trio. I loved how Sam was unapologetically herself, and I thought Jennette was beautiful on every red carpet, every magazine, everything. (Truthfully, and honestly, probably my queer awakening). Which is probably why I cried so hard reading about everything she went through that we didn’t see. And it makes me grateful for the childhood that I had, and the love I got from my family. I’m thankful I wasn’t a child actor.

Her story is so heartbreaking. And I’ve read and watched some HEARTBREAKING things in my life. I guess it’s because this is a memoir, not a work of fiction. When those books end, the character ends. The story only exists in those pages, but not for her. She lived that. She LIVES that still. And there’s more to her story that’s not in the book. And that broke me.

Her writing, is breathtaking. The way she writes is so blunt but it felt like I was there. There was a sinking in my stomach every time I turned the page and I couldn’t put it down it was so descriptive. As someone who has dealt with eating disorders and body image issues and mental health issues (not to that extreme, but nonetheless) I felt myself going “wow I’ve felt this way before. Wow I’ve said these things. I’ve done these things.” And I was so happy to read about these topics not being romanticized like they were back in the tumble days. It’s real and it’s sick and it’s awful.

If you are struggling, with anything, please seek help. You are worthy of help. Whether it be professionally, or even just contacting a friend. You deserve the help that you need.

Spoilers ahead:

Songs I listened to while reading

Quotes that stuck out to me:

(Some. I couldn’t fit all of them)

[readingcottage]

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jannette McCurdy

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income. In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants. Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.

4.50 / 5 Goodreads | 4.6 / 5 Amazon

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[strawbuddy]

I feel like when everyone was against Cuties I was taken as following when I wasn't for it either but I wasn't against it bc it "gave the wrong message to girls" or like "put in a show for pedophiles" I get that it's a Sundance movie thats supposed to make you think and that that generally makes people uncomfortable. I ment it in a should kids even be having these rolls kind of way, if kids aren't old enough to understand the influences they take in are they capable of understanding they're portrayal of it. Like is it okay to use a child to make an point with their age just because it would be more impactful? Was it their yes to the roll or their adults, how were they being protected? I didn't really say anything bc everyone thought I was jumping on a bandwaggon, but even with children shows some of the same questions are left regarding the children working. Did they say yes to this? Were they being protected? Are they even going to see the money they're being screwed for?

[bloodsbane]

been chewing through the quinton reviews sam & cat video the last couple days, im at the section where he talks about the book jannette mccurdy wrote about her mom, and it's just. always so heartbreaking to hear about shit like this. how can parents be so oblivious and selfish to their kids? i know it's a complex topic but man, idk, i don't even really want kids but i'll imagine conversations with my theoretical children and worry about saying the wrong thing and unintentionally giving them a complex or hurting their feelings, i just don't get it. your own child! and you abuse and break them down. it just sucks to hear and know it happens to so many kids

[handsonyouknees]

"Bulimia não é a resposta.

A anorexia é.

A anorexia é majestosa, controlada, toda poderosa.

A bulimia é

descontrolada, caótica, patética."

Estou feliz que minha mãe está morta, Jannette McCurdy

[maddiesbookshelves]

23 books in want to read in 2023

Thank you @midnightlibrarymouse for tagging me ☺️

1 - La Passeuse de Mots, A.J. Twice

2 - The Priory of the Orange Tree, Samantha Shannon

3 - I'm Glad my Mom Died, Jannette McCurdy

4 - Page Boy, Elliot Page

5 - Bel Ami, Maupassant

6 - 1984, George Orwell

7 - The Name of All Things, Jenn Lyons

8 - At least of of the Jules Verne I own

9 - Lore, Alexandra Bracken

10 - A Venom Dark and Sweet, Judy I. Lin

11 - Le Maître Nécromant, Carmen Messmer

12 - The Secret Sunshine Project, Benjamin Dean

13 - Les Souvenirs d'un Crabe, Alix Froger

14 - Les Orphelins du Rail, Fabien Clavel

15 - Six Crimson Cranes, Elizabeth Lim

16 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Choderlos de Laclos

17 - The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho

18 - Alive, Chandler Baker

19 - Les Voies d'Anubis, Tim Powers

20 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Suzanne Collins

21 - Monsters of Men, Patrick Ness

22 - Deeplight, Frances Hardinge

23 - In the Afterlight, Alexandra Bracken

Some of them are for my reading challenge, but most of them are books I've owned for a while but haven't read yet (and the last few are books I started but never finished) 🥲

I'm tagging @profiterole-reads @therefugeofbooks and @cleopatras-library 👀

Feel free to completely ignore this or make your own even if I didn't tag you!

[irrelevantfox]

I started reading "I'm Glad My Mother Died" by Jennette McCurdy yesterday. I'll admit, I never watched iCarly, nor have I seen any of her other work, however, I love a good autobiography. I have seen a few headlines about her life and was intrigued when I first saw this book announced some time ago.

I am only a little over 100 pages in, but it has not disappointed and I'm reading any chance I get. Jennette's mother Debbie lives vicariously through her daughter because she was never allowed to pursue acting as a kid (isn't this how it always goes?). She forces Jennette into acting at the age of six, and Jennette just wants her mother to be happy so she goes along with whatever she wants because she doesn't want to upset her mom.

When Jennette even attempts to express her disdain for acting, her mother throws a tantrum until Jannette finally agrees that she does in fact want to act. Even when she just wants cookies n cream ice cream her mom convinces her that, no, she wants coconut ice cream because that's what her mother wants. Jannette can't admit she likes the color purple because her mother likes pink. She writes a screen play and her mom gets upset because she doesn't want her to like writing more than acting (which Jennette does) She's afraid of growing because her mom says she lands more roles because she's small and looks young. When she asks her mom how she can stay small, this is when the eating disorder starts. Her mom tells her about restrictive eating. She's around 12 at this point, I believe. When doctors and other concerned adults express their concern over Jennette's weight her mom brushes it off because she sees nothing wrong, she lives by this same restrictive diet as well.

Just to show how controlling her mother is (this is disturbing) she still showers a 12/13-year-old Jennette! She claims her hair is too complex to wash and she needs to wash it so it's right. Not only that, but she sometimes showered both Jennette & her almost 16-year-old brother at the same time! When the brother asked if he could shower himself Debbie started to cry because she didn't want him to grow up. Ugh.

I'm currently at the part where Jennette has landed the role on iCarly so I can only imagine it's going to get more uncomfortable from here. I knew this book would be good, but I'm blown away by her writing and am looking forward to reading more.

I'm not a reviewer and have never written anything like this in my life. Just trying out something new, by journaling about what I'm reading, or wherever. I just quickly had to type this up on lunch. so there may be a lot of mistakes. 😖

[maxvchamp]

things i want to read next year:

i want to die but i want to eat tteokbokki by baek sehee

i’m glad my mom died by jannette mccurdy

heaven by mieko kawakami

all the lovers in the night by mieko kawakami

11.22.63 by stephen king

in the miso soup by ryu murakami

blueberries by ellena savage

last night at the telegraph club by malinda lo

the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald

my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa mosfegh

the unabridged journals of sylvia plath

TERRY PRATCHETT omg

crying in the bathroom: a memoir by erika l. sanchez

macbeth by william shakespeare

the lesbiana’s guide to catholic school by sonora reyes

babel, or the neccesity of violence: an arcane history of the oxford translators' revolution by r. f. kuang

the unbereable lightness of being by milan kundera

everyone in this room will someday be dead by emily r. austin

all this could be different by sarah thankam matthews

the death of ivan ilyich by leo tolstoj

things i want to REREAD:

catcher in the rye by j.d. sallinger

the secret history by donna tartt

no longer human by osamu dazai

[telerealrd]

La protagonista de 'iCarly' rompe silencio de abusos en Nickelodeon

La protagonista de ‘iCarly’ rompe silencio de abusos en Nickelodeon

TelerealRD- La actriz de Nickelodeon Jannette McCurdy indicó en su autobiografía que la compañía le ofreció 300 mil dólares para que no diga nada sobre el presunto abuso que recibió mientras trabajaba en la serie iCarly y Sam & Cat. En el libro titulado I’m Glad My Mom Died (Me alegra que mamá muriera), que saldrá a la venta el día 9 de agosto, la artista dijo que sufrió abuso de una personas a…

[gallium-spoon]

January is over which means it's time for the first book report of 2024!

And I'm starting the year strong with quite a few books completed. Amazing what you can accomplish when you start the year by getting super sick and spending several days lying in bed reading because you don't have the energy for anything else! Anyways...

Books I read this month:

I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jannette McCurdy (320 pages) (non fiction)

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (250 pages)

Dune by Frank Herbert (475 pages) (reread)

Scurry by Mac Smith (280 pages) (graphic novel)

Books I started this month but haven't finished:

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (290 pages in)

A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith (140 pages in) (non fiction)

This brings me to a total of 1755 pages this month! Wow! I'm also making good headway on my goal of reading more nonfiction this year. I think I'm also gonna set a goal to make more posts talking about the books I'm reading because I realized I didn't actually share my opinion on very many of the books I read last year

[suchcorn]

2022 Faves

Faves that came out this year:

Movie: Barbarian or Nope

Show: Severance

Book: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jannette McCurdy

Game: Overwatch 2 (boring answer)

Album: Chloë and the Next 20th Century by Father John Misty

Overall Faves this year:

Movie: The Vanishing (1988)

Show: FRASIER. 

Book: The Sparrow (1996)

Game: Disco Elysium

Album: XO by Elliott Smith